Lost in the shifting sands of social media. by Ivor Tossell, Globe and Mail (Apr 9)
Cracks showing in Twitter - things can be destroyed through their own popularity.
Things fall apart. Take Twitter. It's over, done with. It's an ex-songbird.Posted by Gwen at April 11, 2009 03:53 PMI mean, millions of people still use it, and more are signing up. People are rushing to the service, especially if they have something they'd like to sell you. But the people who drew me to it just aren't posting much any more. The new joiners, who mostly seem to be self-promoters of some variety, aren't the people I want to be talking to. The fertile conversation that made it such an amazing place seems to have faded. The spark is gone. It might be time to pack up and move on.